today i finished the "read the Book of Mormon in a month" challenge
This was my first time reading the Book of Mormon this fast, and this consistently. And i learned so much more this time around! i was able to really understand who was who and fallow the chronological stuff so much better when i read straight through. GO FIGURE!! (normally i am an open the book up and read what ever pages fate lands me on, kind of scripture reader.) don't get me wrong i have read the Book of Mormon cover to cover several times in my life but it was always over a years time. It was an amazing experience for me and i felt the spirit confirm in my heart the truth and power of this book! that it is truly another testament of Christ! that God loves his children! and Prophets speak his words today just as in ancient times! and Miracles have not ceased! He lives and he answers the prayers of those who humbly seek him!
as i was reading i found myself really connecting with the words of this song that i sang as a youth, the words then, always just went over my head. but oh how beautifully crafted are these lyrics! how true they ring in my ears and what a blessing that we have a full knowledge of the gospel of Jesus Christ right at are fingertips!
Long were the shadows,
Deep was the chill of starless night.
Great the confusion
Now ages long upon the land.
Hushed were the voices,
Silent the witness of the past.
Timeless the record
Hidden between the earth and stone.
Tender the prophet
Brought to the hillside,
Drawn by a vision bright.
Breathless the moment
When the stone was opened,
Lifting the truth to the light!
From Cumorah's hill there comes
A witness and a warning.
Out of darkness shines at last
The welcome light of morning!
Now are the stick of
Joseph and Judah one in hand;
How plain and precious
Now is the gospel of the Lamb!
Read from its pages,
Drink from the fountain,
Feast on the words of Christ
Saved through the ages
For this dispensation.
Piercing the clouds of the night!
From Cumorah's hill there comes
A witness and a warning.
Out of darkness shines at last
The welcome light of morning!
Ancient voices crying from the dust!
God remembers yet His covenant!
In the latter days He speaks to us
From Cumorah's hill . . .
have questions or want to learn more?....
visit
http://www.mormon.org/beliefs/book-of-mormon
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